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Leanne Grover, EBS for Barron County, was recently contacted by a resident of Section 42 subsidized housing who received notice from the housing authority that a review of electronic wage databases showed that she had received two quarters of wages from an out-of-state employer. Leanne worked with her program attorney to determine steps the client needed to take to appeal the incorrect information and to prepare letters she could provide to the housing authority and the reporting employer. After receiving the letter, the employer identified the problem, corrected the information in the reporting system, and provided a letter confirming that she had never been employed with the company. The housing authority accepted that information as best available evidence and decided not to move forward with any effort to evict or non-renew the client's lease.
10/31/2023
Story #124
A client received notice for forecloseure due to unpaid property taxes. We successfully avoided a sheriff's sale by receiving $10,400 from WI Help for Homeowners program. While working together determined she was also eligible for SSRI which will drastically increase her monthly income and allow her to set up a payment plan for future tax bills.
Monetary Impact = $10,400
8/9/2023
Story #80
Fawn Armstrong, EBS of Rusk County assisted a client to get an eviction dismissed from her record. The client came to Fawn after her landlord died, and his children immediately issued a 28-day notice to terminate tenancy followed by an eviction action in small claims court. The client desperately wanted to stay in her home and actually purchase the property from the children. After many months of negotiations with the children and their attorney, and four hearings in small claims later, Fawn and her supervising attorney were able to get the eviction dismissed. The client was ultimately not able to purchase the home as she'd hoped, but she now has time to move, no longer has an eviction on her public record, and has secured a USDA loan to purchase a different property. This client uses a wheelchair and is unable to leave her home. Fawn was instrumental in meeting with the client, gathering documentation, and conducting investigative work to further the hearing process.
1/25/2023
Story #51